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Cranberries another kind of agriculture

Wis. Sen. Howard Marklein (R-17, Spring Green)
Mar 24, 2016
Mar 24, 2016

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Wisconsin Sen. Howard Marklein tours Cutler Cranberry Company in Juneau County and visits with marsh owner Martin Potter.

Marklein with Holloway explaining machine

Wisconsin Sen. Howard Marklein, left, listens to Cutler Cranberry Company marsh employee Paul Holloway explain a machine he designed and built to harvest and clean cranberries.

Cranberries are Wisconsin’s No. 1 fruit crop and officially designated as the state fruit.

Marklein watches as cranberries corralled

Wisconsin Sen. Howard Marklein of the 17th District, left, watches Cutler Cranberry Company employee Justin ‘Cowboy’ Dettinger corral cranberries.

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Wis. Sen. Howard Marklein (R-17, Spring Green)

The 17th Senate District is one of the geographically largest and most agriculturally dense districts in Wisconsin. It has the most farmland compared to all other Wisconsin Senate districts and encompasses six of the top-10 beef-producing counties in the state. The district produces staggering varieties and volumes of vegetables and feed crops throughout its hills, valleys and plains. The district is also home to several large cranberry operations in northern Juneau County.

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